Dr T Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Boeing has an airliner made mostly of plastic. I wonder how that will do over time.See here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Ogre Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Boeing has an airliner made mostly of plastic. I wonder how that will do over time.See hereI wonder how the research on all-paper airplanes is going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Hahahaha. That was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the_big_picture Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 I wonder how the research on all-paper airplanes is going.There are air planes made out of Wood, they work fine. I belive th eplastic airplanes will do fine as well.They wont ment or break on landing as I know many of you would give a thought to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Ogre Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 <div class='quotemain'>I wonder how the research on all-paper airplanes is going.There are air planes made out of Wood, they work fine. I belive th eplastic airplanes will do fine as well.They wont ment or break on landing as I know many of you would give a thought to.LOL B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 I'm sure they've thought it through but it seems that plastic will not hold up as well to the weather and stress points as metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushka Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Is it really plastic tho?See here for construction details...I know it's only Wikipedia, but sometimes their info is correct! :)Construction materials (by weight): 50% composite, 20% aluminum, 15% titanium, 10% steel, 5% other. Composite materials are significantly lighter and stronger than traditional aircraft materials, making the 787 a very light aircraft for its capabilities. By volume, the 787 will be 80% composite. This will allow the potential to take off from, and land on, relatively short airstrips as the 767 can, yet still have the capability to fly long-haul distances.[30] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted July 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 In the first article I read it said, "Made mostly of plastic." Is plasic a composite? I'm sure it sounds better to many more people to say a composite vs. plastic. Just a guess though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushka Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Hmm..I must admit that after I'd posted, I looked again at the construction details, and wondered whether the composite parts were the plastic parts too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpacktr Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Boeing has an airliner made mostly of plastic. I wonder how that will do over time.See hereMy company is making most of the steering and elevation controls for that plane. It is going like crazy...Don't think it is like your plastic water bottle. There are plastics that are as good as steel and much lighter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted July 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 I figured. I mean look at Legos. They last forever. Only joking. Thank you for the info Six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Ogre Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 I figured. I mean look at Legos. They last forever. Only joking. Thank you for the info Six.Except when I step on them in the middle of the night and then microwave everyone of them into a little blob of plastic (okay, that's a fantasy, but I hate those things). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted July 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Legoland was very cool the first time I saw it. I've been back again and they are getting weathered. When you wrote that I thought, "You put the in the microwave?" I wondered what it would look like. Prob. bad for the environment but I'm interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Ogre Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Legoland was very cool the first time I saw it. I've been back again and they are getting weathered. When you wrote that I thought, "You put the in the microwave?" I wondered what it would look like. Prob. bad for the environment but I'm interested.I went ot Legoland as a kid, when my dad was stationed in Germany. I thought it was kool, but I now hate the little things. I got rid of the ones my kids had when I found out they were shooting them at each other and other kids at mutual during church parking lot wars instead of going to scouts or combined activities.Regarding the microwave bit, it smells horribly and makes everything taste funny afterwards. I didn't do it as an adult (no matter how much I wanted to), but when I was a kid torturing one of my little brothers. I know they are educational tools, but man they hurt horribly when stepped on.Aaron the Ogre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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